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Birth control pills contain synthetic estrogen and progesterone. How might these hormones prevent pregnancy?

A

They cause the corpus luteum to degenerate.

B

They keep the pituitary from secreting FSH and LH, so ovulation does not occur.

C

They cause the lining of the uterus to be sloughed off.

D

They trigger premature ovulation, before an egg is mature.

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